diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 0b4271a3a355b..a2d8d917ad6a7 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <angus-activation.version>2.0.2</angus-activation.version>
         <angus-mail.version>2.0.3</angus-mail.version> <!-- keep in sync with angus-activation (mail depends on activation) -->
-        <bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>
+        <bouncycastle.version>1.79</bouncycastle.version>
         <bouncycastle.fips.version>1.0.2.5</bouncycastle.fips.version>
         <bouncycastle.tls.fips.version>1.0.19</bouncycastle.tls.fips.version>
         <cyclonedx.version>9.0.5</cyclonedx.version>